Lions turn to QB tutor Caldwell

Matthew Stafford to be latest project for new head coach

Associated Press

Associated Press

Updated 10:26 pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2014

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2013, file photo, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell walks onto the field as his team warms up during an NFL Super Bowl XLVII football practice in New Orleans. A person familiar with the situation says the Detroit Lions have hired coach Caldwell. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) ORG XMIT: NY151

"Martin called me and said we're looking for a leader who can help turn our locker room into a winning one and to help us get the most out of our investment in Matthew Stafford," Dungy recalled in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "I told Martin that Jim Caldwell is exactly what you're looking for. He'll lead by making people accountable and by being a role model on and off the field. And with his attention to detail and history of developing quarterbacks, Stafford is going to flourish just like Peyton Manning did with us in Indianapolis."

Detroit wanted to replace Schwartz with someone with experience as a head coach, ideally with a track record of tutoring quarterbacks.

Caldwell helped the Indianapolis Colts reach the Super Bowl after his debut season in 2009, but was fired two years later after a 2-14 season while Manning was injured, dropping his three-year mark to 26-22.

Titans:Ken Whisenhunt was introduced as the franchise's 17th head coach and only its third different coach since moving to Tennessee. Whisenhunt was 49-53 overall as a head coach in his six seasons at Arizona, where he took the Cardinals to their only Super Bowl berth in 2009.